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It is notable that several U.S.-friendly countries have acquired Russian-built weapons systems.
Russia’s new fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, Checkmate, has been described as a domestic jet that would be sold internationally. This raises the question as to which countries might be potential Russian customers.
Will Russia sell its Checkmate jets to the UAE, which has expressed interest in the F-35 fighter jet? Perhaps it might even offer its Checkmate jets to Iran, Turkey and other countries hoping to generate a fifth-generation capability.
It would make sense for Russia to foster an F-35-like coalition of countries operating Checkmate jets to counter the kind of massive data-sharing attack network the multi-national F-35 aircraft presents. However, there simply may not be anywhere near as many countries that are willing to become a Checkmate customer sufficient to produce a counterbalance to the global allied reach of the F-35 program.
A highly-networked common set of stealth fighters makes America and its allies so much stronger.
Should the United States suddenly face a substantial and damaging military attack, the military would of course need to respond quickly, firing ship and submarine-launched Tomahawks into the attacking country. The military would also draw upon the existing Rapid Raptor program wherein F-22s are scrambled to strike anywhere in the globe within twenty-four to forty-eight hours. Finally, the Pentagon would send carrier strike groups to the necessary forward locations and deploying F-35s immediately.
The United States now operates a healthy and growing fleet of F-35s, and Air Force planners say more are regularly being sent for forward basing and deployments in Europe. However, what about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Pacific and the growing international F-35 alliance? Should an attack come from a major rival such as Russia or China, F-35-armed U.S. allies like Japan,
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